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Faces of Issei: The First Generation (Japanese: 一世の素顔, Hepburn: Issei no Sugao) is a 1984 documentary film about the first generation Japanese who immigrated to America at the turn of the 20th century. These pioneering immigrants tell their stories of struggle and triumph in the new land.

Awards

Gold Award, San Mateo Fine Arts/Film Competition Asian CineVision/Asain American International Film Festival San Jose J Town Film Festival

Staff

Directed by Toshi Washizu Produced by Goro Ishizaki, Christopher Hirose, Yukio Shoji Cinematography Toshi Washizu Music by Jamie Kibben Albinoni Narrated by Amy Hill Written Edited by Toshi Washizu Remastered by The Science Film Museum Distributed by Washizu Films Email: washizufilm@gmail.com

Reviews

International Institute, UCLA Rafu Shimpo Nichibei Times The Journal of American Ethnic History San Jose Mercury News U.S. Frontline

Screenings

KQED TV PBS Stanford University The UCLA Trans-Pacific Symposium The Japanese American National Museum The National Japanese American Historical Society The Steinbeck Institute The Japanese American Citizens League